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LESBIAN CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT  // Browsing posts in LESBIAN CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT

11 Jul Posted by in Robin Lowey | Comments Off on Lesbian Parenting: When Kids Fly Away

Lesbian Parenting: When Kids Fly Away

Lesbian Parenting: When Kids Fly Away

This is it, I’m here in Santa Barbara to drop my son off at UCSB and move him into his dorm. Feelings of fear and loss course through me. But there is sense of relief, too. After 25 years, I will start a new life, one that will no longer involve taking care of kids on […]

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10 Jul Posted by in Robin Lowey | Comments Off on Lucy & Gail 15th Anniversary Party in Vegas, Baby!

Lucy & Gail 15th Anniversary Party in Vegas, Baby!

Lucy & Gail 15th Anniversary Party in Vegas, Baby!

Lucy and Gail, long-time producers of women’s events, are hosting a 3-day party in Las Vegas at the South Point Hotel, September 27-29, 2018 to celebrate 15 years of finding ways to keep lesbians entertained and engaged. It all began back in 2003 when they moved to Palm Springs and much to their dismay found […]

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28 Apr Posted by in Robin Lowey | Comments Off on Lesbian Nerds Convene at ClexaCon

Lesbian Nerds Convene at ClexaCon

Lesbian Nerds Convene at ClexaCon

Game Changer Kathy Belge and I were invited to do a panel this year at ClexaCon in Las Vegas. We were joined by Charlotte Robinson of Outtakes Voices, and drew quite a large crowd. We talked not only about my new book Game Changers- Lesbians You Should Know About but taught some history about lesbian […]

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28 Apr Posted by in Robin Lowey | Comments Off on Trans Girl Classic ‘Being Emily’ Gets Updated!

Trans Girl Classic ‘Being Emily’ Gets Updated!

Trans Girl Classic ‘Being Emily’ Gets Updated!

This May a new edition of Being Emily, the young adult trans girl classic, arrives in bookstores. It features new scenes, an intro by Harvard professor and poet Stephanie Burt, a new note from the author and epilogue. The book has been updated to support a new generation of trans teens during the current political […]

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31 Mar Posted by in Robin Lowey | Comments Off on Lesbians are Headed to ClexaCon!

Lesbians are Headed to ClexaCon!

Lesbians are Headed to ClexaCon!

Nerdy queer fandoms rejoice! If you like your fandoms nerdy, loud, proud and queer, ClexaCon is the place for you! ClexaCon  is an LGBTQ+ convention for the fans, by the fans! No big corporations with sneaky motives. Just fandoms, fans and fun! Join us at the Tropicana, Las Vegas, April 5th – 9th for the […]

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31 Mar Posted by in Robin Lowey | Comments Off on Meet your Lesbian Super PAC in San Francisco!

Meet your Lesbian Super PAC in San Francisco!

Meet your Lesbian Super PAC in San Francisco!

LPAC is the national lesbian political action committee that supports pro-LGBTQ, pro-women’s equality, and progressive candidates, building the political power of lesbians and queer women by electing candidates who champion LGBTQ rights, women’s equality and social justice. LPAC achieves its mission by increasing the political power and engagement of LGBTQ women and their allies, and building a […]

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31 Mar Posted by in Robin Lowey | Comments Off on New Novel from Jacob Anderson-Minshall

New Novel from Jacob Anderson-Minshall

New Novel from Jacob Anderson-Minshall

Swimming Upstream presents refreshingly multidimensional trans and intersex characters who offer fresh perspectives on human connection and the legacy of trauma through multiple generations. A welcome addition to the transgender fiction canon. —T Cooper, author of Real Man Adventures and Changers We are excited to read Jacob’s new novel, coming soon! (we’ll keep you posted on […]

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21 Mar Posted by in Robin Lowey | Comments Off on The Future of Mankind is…Woman!

The Future of Mankind is…Woman!

The Future of Mankind is…Woman!

Think Orange is the New Black meets Pulp Fiction meets Enter the Dragon. Genesis, is a movie about the possible extinction of the male species and the promise of an all-female society. But it’s funny! And it stars Meredith Baxter. It doesn’t get much better than that — except it does. Robert Romanos, Suzanne Westenhoefer, and Dana Goldberg also star. This […]

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08 Feb Posted by in Robin Lowey | Comments Off on Gertrude Stein, Opium Queen

Gertrude Stein, Opium Queen

Gertrude Stein, Opium Queen

So Famous and So Gay: The Fabulous Potency of Truman Capote and Gertrude Stein is a new book by Jeff Solomon. Read an excerpt below: From the 1910s until the 1930s, many readers pictured Gertrude Stein lounging on a divan that drew from fin de siècle clichés as well as tropes of silent films. Sometimes she […]

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27 Jan Posted by in Robin Lowey | 4 comments

Why 60 is Better Than ‘The New 40’

Why 60 is Better Than ‘The New 40’

I’m turning 60 in two weeks. Holy crap! I believe it’s important that we, as older women, be role models and learn to age gracefully- and teach our girls and young women (and men) that there is no shame in getting older. Own it! But before I came to this realization, I’ve was feeling like […]

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